Children's Hospital Pictures

Here are some pictures of Kenner's journey through PICU at Children's to home!!! This will allow me to move on and not have to blog about these anymore!

Here were our two favorite people - the Respiratory Therapist on the left and Becci a nurse from Weeping Water on the right. All the nurses were great, but these two were just there on the day that life was maybe getting harder to comprehend and such. Thanks to such a great and caring staff at Children's!!!

Kenner and all his machines! Ugh! We were trying to make light of the situation (or should I say I) by trying to create a cartoon for kids. Anyone seen Handy Manny...if not, check out their characters (i.e. Phillipe (phillips screwdriver) for the corny names. Pictured here: Vern, the Ventilator, The Sheriff (blood pressure cuff), Shirley the shot, etc.
His nurse Jess, the first nurse, who was also very good...said that he had more visitors in the first 30 seconds that he was here than she did the entire time she was in the hospital.
This was Kenner on Game Day. Thanks to a nurse for using a teddy bear for a leg prop. I put the mask on the bear, because Kenner was really stinking up the place with his horrible diapers from all the meds he was on.
The first accomplishment....eating a popscicle. He still wasn't responding, but he was copying what we were doing. So when Grandma would open her mouth, Kenner would too.
Note to self: Don't feed a child a blue or purple popscicle after taking the vent off...because it might look as if he isn't getting enough oxygen. Oh how I loved to have colored lips from a popscicle!!! Making the trek from PICU to the Peds floor!
Grandpa and Kenner's first play date. As you can see Kenner couldn't hold his head up very well. It wasn't that Grandpa was moving too fast. We did this while we could, because we knew they would eventually put us in lock down!
Breaking into the giant play room!
Kenner's not sure who we are, where he is or what he is doing!

We got our first 1/2 smile when he tried hitting Grandpa's fooze ball!
Kenner with all his stuffed animals. He has the stickers on the side of his face for his oxygen tube that was taken out in the PICU.
Kenner's new strategy to ignore and get out of PT. He closed his eyes and hoped she and anyone wanting anything out of him would go away. This is how much support he needed to sit up...crazy little things like sitting up all by yourself at 3!
Kenner and Mommy blogging for all to hear how he is doing.
Kenner and Mommy having a picnic on the floor in order to increase his gross motor skills like sitting up. Note to self: Be careful when attempting to get up, because you will slip with a blanket on the tile floor and bruise your knee and almost break Grandma Carlece's glasses.

Look at Kenner STANDING and wanting to hit the ball off the tee!
Kenner sitting in his little wheelchair, while opening present from Aunt Becca!
Yes that is a Dorito! He is gradually getting his appetite back:)
Ahh! I love my Daddy! Thanks for all your work at home Daddy...I did miss you.
Kenner and his balloons! I think he is feeling a bit better. Kenner's room on the Peds floor.
Kenner feeling more comfy in the wheelchair. Because he was in isolation we couldn't go anywhere except in our room. So we took many 10 foot trips from the bathroom to the bed:)
He did have MRSA Staff Infection, so all nurses and personel had to be in gowns and masks. None of the family members had to though...confusing!?!?
Kenner taking one more look at his hospital room that he will hopefully never see again!
Ridin' on out! Kenner didn't want to go in a wagon, but rather his wheelchair.

After traveling through Omaha with our car stopping several times, we were successful in getting it started again. It took it's final stop about a mile away from home. Here is Daddy walking to Sprague to get the truck to tow it home.
Seeing his brother for the first time in a week and 1/2. Bubbi kept on saying, "Nenna! Nenna!" All brotherly love is great!
Isn't our little girl...I mean boy adorable? After a bath at the Elge's.
Kenner takes his horrible tasting antibiotics like a champ (for mom) and does his breathing treatments like a champ (for Dad)!